All Articles tagged sexual assault

• General
  January 01, 2018 EDT
  TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE AND THE LEGACY OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
  Elizabeth B. Ludwin King

  Viewing the Catholic Church's response to widespread sexual abuse of minors through the lens of transitional justice shows that the Church failed. Instead, efforts at accountability should be survivor focused.

• New York Appeals
  April 18, 2017 EDT
  GENDER, VICTIMIZATION, AND EVOLVING STATE STANDARDS: A STUDY OF NEW YORK AND MICHIGAN SEXUAL ASSAULT LEGISLATION
  Ann Johnson

  This article puts forth the argument that a broader definition of rape is more appropriate than a narrow one.

• General
  May 27, 2016 EDT
  WHAT “YES MEANS YES” MEANS FOR NEW YORK SCHOOLS: THE POSITIVE EFFECTS OF NEW YORK’S EFFORTS TO COMBAT CAMPUS SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT
  Chandler Delamater

  This comment focuses on New York’s state-wide adoption of an affirmative consent standard in its colleges, and its potential effectiveness for combating the epidemic of sexual violence against women.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  THE POTENTIAL IMPACTOF RAPE CULTURE ON JUROR DECISION MAKING: IMPLICATIONS FOR WRONGFUL ACQUITTALS IN SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIALS
  Meagen M. HildebrandCynthia J. Najdowski

  This article discusses the concept of rape culture and explains the psychological process by which rape culture might influence juror decision making in sexual assault trials.

• Justice Commentaries
  August 03, 2015 EDT
  THE POTENTIAL IMPACTOF RAPE CULTURE ON JUROR DECISION MAKING: IMPLICATIONS FOR WRONGFUL ACQUITTALS IN SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIALS
  Meagen M. HildebrandCynthia J. Najdowski

  This article discusses the concept of rape culture and explains the psychological process by which rape culture might influence juror decision making in sexual assault trials.

• Justice Commentaries
  June 11, 2013 EDT
  CRYING OUT FOR CHANGE: A CALL FOR A NEW CHILD ABUSE HEARSAY EXCEPTION IN NEW YORK STATE
  Christopher T. Fell

  This article proposes a change to the New York State law concerning outcries of abused children.

• Justice Commentaries
  March 04, 2011 EDT
  JUSTICE DENIED?: THE EXCEPTIONAL CLEARANCE OF RAPE CASES IN LOS ANGELES
  Cassia SpohnKatharine Tellis

  This paper investigates the use of the exceptional clearance in sexual assault cases using data on sexual assaults reported to the LAPD and the LASD from 2005 through 2009.